I recently completed one of the longest projects I’ve ever taken on…and it all happened by accident! Back when Trumpeter released their BR52, I got the kit and wrestled with it for a while until it was built, but in the process the idea of “what to do” with it began to take shape…a locomotive by itself just doesn’t look right…so I started in on the idea of a military transport dio for it…and thus a 5 month project was born.
Kits used (all 1/35 scale):
Trumpeter BR52 Locomotive
DML Pz IV-E 3-in-1
DML SSY Flatcar
DML Flak 38
Ironside Lowsided Flatcar
Scrounged stowage for the flatcar from the spares bin, scratched a lot of things including some of the cargo, both tarps, the tiedown ropes, etc. Used scale chain (27 links per inch) from an HO railroader supplier that a buddy pointed me to on E-bay. Purpose built the base was made out of red oak from Home Depot and stained with “Honey Wheat” stain. Whole thing, including the base, works out to 60" in length. I also, which isn’t shown in this photos, had to build a shelf to hold the completed thing in my office, but that’s another story.
Here she is (lots of pics):
